Curtain-ring.



No. 761,186. vPATENTED MAY 31, 1904.

W- B. SWINDELL. CURTAIN RING.

APPLIQATIOH FILED 00T.1, 1963.

N0 MODEL.

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CURTAIN-RING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 761,186, dated May 31, 1904.

Application filed October 1, 1903.

To' all whom it may cortcern:

Beit known that I, WALTER BRANCH S IN- DELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Charlotte, in the county of Mecklenburg and State of North Carolina, have invented a new and useful Curtain-Ring, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to curtain-rings, and has for its objects to produce a simple and inexpensive device ofthis character which may be readily applied to or removed from the curtain-pole and one by which the curtain will be attractively displayed and at the same time maintained in such position as to conceal the rings and pole and give the-latter the appearance of passing through the curtain.

To these ends the invention comprises the novel details of construction and combination of parts more fully hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved ring. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation showing the same in operative position. Figs. 3 and 4 are detail views.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a curtain-pole, of the usual or any preferred construction and material, which in practice receives the rings 2.

The ring 2, forming the subject of my invention, is composed, preferably, of a suitable length of fiat spring metal bent into annular form and having its meeting ends detachably engaged or interlocked by providing the ringblank adjacentto one of its-terminals with a pair of oppositely-disposed recesses 3, thus producing a T-head 4, and at its other terminal with a central longitudinal slot 5, forming a pair of spaced parallel extensions bent outward and backward upon themselves to produce hooks 6, designed for engagement with the T-head 4. In practice when the ring is in position upon the pole the reduced stem or shank of the T-head will lie within the slot 5 between the hooks 6, while the latter will receive and securely'interlock with the head 4. Thus the parts may be readily disengaged, permitting ready application of the ring to or its removal from the pole, the latter remaining in fixed position.

7 designates an attaching device carried by Serial No. 175.368. (N0 model.)

the ring for engagement with the curtain.

This device is preferably in the form of the usual curtain-pin, which in accordance with my invention is provided with a shank or extension 78, carrying a pair of oppositely-disposed arms or loops 9, designed to be folded 1 around and embrace the ring 2 transversely,

the ring being provided with notches 10 to receive the arms, and thus prevent relative movement of the parts, or, in other Words, to maintain the pin in fixed relation to the ring. The attaching device, together with its shank 8 and arms 9, is formed, preferably, from a length of wire bent to shape.

11 indicates a supporting member fixed upon the ring and occupying a position normally above the attaching device 7 The member 11, which, as in the case of the attaching device, is preferably formed from asingle length of wire bent to shape, comprises an upwardlyprojecting pin 12, beneath which extends a cross-head or stop 13, these parts being connected by a shank 14 with a pair of oppositelydisposed arms or loops 15 folded around and embracing the ring transversely, the ring having notches 16 to receive the arms, as and for the purpose described in connection with the attaching device.

In practice when the ring is in position upon the pole and is in operation for supporting a curtain the body of the latter will, at a point beneath and suitably remote from its upper edge, be engaged by the attaching device 7, while the upper end of the curtain will be hooked over and supported by the member 11, thus not only concealing the rings and pole from view, but also giving the latter the appearance of passing through the curtain and attractively displaying a rufiie or other ornamental feature of the curtain.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I produce a device of simple construction which is admirably adapted for'the attainment of the ends in view; but it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise details herein set forth, inasmuch as minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. The combination with a curtain-ring, of an attaching member carried thereby, and a supporting member associated with the ring at a circumferential point thereon remote from the attaching device, one of said members being adapted to engage a curtain at a point above the other when the ring is in position on a pole.

2. The combination with a curtain-ring, of an attaching-pin carried thereby, and a supporting member associated with the ring at a circumferential point thereon remote from,

the attaching-pin, said member being adapted to engage a curtain at a point above the attaching-pin when the ring is in position on a pole. v w

3. The combination with a curtain-ring, of an attaching device carried thereby, and a supporting-pin associated withthe ring. normally above said device, 'said supporting-pin being designed for engagement with the curtain above the attaching device.v

4. The combination with a curtain-ring, of an attaching-pin carried thereby, and a supporting-pin associated with the ring normally above the attaching-pin, said supporting-pin being designed for engagement with the curtain above the attaching-pin.

5. The combination with a curtain-ring provided with notches, of a pin carried by the ring and having an extension provided with arms folded around the ring in engagement with the notches.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflix ed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WALTER BRANCH SWINDELL. Witnesses;

. E. B. SMITH,

. W. (J. WHITE. 

